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🌱 Patch AM: How Winchester High hockey is setting the tone this winter
You won't want to miss The Best Flippin' Card Show Holiday Mixer on the Winchester Patch calendar
What's up Winchester! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Winchester High hockey is setting the tone this winter
- Winchester-born community volunteer Carole Ann Zampese is remembered at 83
Also on today's calendar: The Best Flippin' Card Show Holiday Mixer and 8 more events.
Find out what's happening in Winchesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Winchesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Snow early in the morning, with a high of 23 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 34, low: 25.
- Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 46 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Winchester High hockey teams make early season statements with fast starts (winchesternews.org) — Winchester High’s boys and girls hockey teams are off to strong starts, with both squads stacking early-season wins over familiar Middlesex League rivals. Coaches highlight standout goaltending, clutch scoring, and areas to improve before a busy holiday stretch that includes games in Woburn and Springfield. The piece also reminds readers that Winchester News relies on local community support. 
• OBITUARY: Carole Ann Zampese, 83 (wilmingtonapple.com) — Winchester readers may note that Carole Ann Zampese was born here in 1942 before building a deeply rooted life in Wilmington and Bedford. The longtime Bedford volunteer, church Deacon, and devoted mother and grandmother is remembered for her kindness, creativity, and community spirit. Her funeral services will be private, with donations encouraged to the Bedford Santa program.
📸 Around Winchester
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winchester
★ Featured events ★
- The Best Flippin' Card Show Holiday Mixer
15 Middlesex Canal Park Dr, Woburn
9:00 am - 5 Keys to Buying a Home
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
6:30 pm
Saturday December 27
Tuesday January 6
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Other local events
- Haircuts For Men, Women and Children~OPEN Evenings, Saturday & Sunday
9:00 am - WINCHESTER CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD
Winchester, MA Calendar Winchester, MA 01890
8:30 am - Write On Winchester
Winchester Public Library , 80 Washington St , Winchester
7:00 pm - TOWN HALL TUSSLE
Winchester, MA Calendar , 71 Mt. Vernon Street Town Hall , Winchester
6:00 pm - Yarnies @ The Jenks
Jenks Center , 109 Skillings Rd , Winchester
10:00 am - Messy Mushy Preschool Art - Wednesdays
Studio on the Common , 22 Church St , Winchester
12:00 pm - Messy Mushy Preschool Art - Fridays
Studio on the Common , 22 Church St , Winchester
12:00 pm - International Folk Dancing for Beginners
Unitarian Universalist Church , 239 Woburn St , Reading
12:30 pm - Sip & Spin - Mocktail Edition!
Studio on the Common , 22 Church St , Winchester
6:30 pm
Sunday December 28
Tuesday December 30
Thursday January 1
Saturday January 3
Wednesday January 7
Friday January 9
📣 Winchester Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Michael's Beginner English Class
Watertown Free Public Library Raya Stern Trustees Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
9:30 am - Family Story Time
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library , 111 High St , Medford
10:00 am - Sound Play Music
Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
11:00 am - Frozen Sing-Along
Regent Theatre , 7 Medford St , Arlington
11:00 am
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Obituary - Kim E. Shore —Lauren Costello Read on Patch
- Whitsons Culinary Group posted a job opening for Cook - Winchester HighSchool Nutrition in Winchester. Apply here.
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for United Airlines Ticket Counter Agent in Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winchester here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woburn
- Reading Police Log December 15 – December 16, 2025 (thereadingpost.com)
- Isaiah Brown Joins Johnson Brunetti – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
- Local Event: The Best Flippin' Card Show Holiday Mixer (patch.com)
Medford
- Ambulance Union Speaks Out After Being Dropped By Medford (patch.com)
Lexington
Ok Winchester! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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